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Video Shows DUI Flying Jeep Driver Chatting With Cops In Hospital Bed After Wild NJ Wreck
Newly released bodycam footage shows the arrest of a 39-year-old man who police say was intoxicated when he blew a stop sign and sent a Jeep Wrangler airborne and onto the back deck of a New Jersey homeowner. Video shared to YouTube by Transparency Bodycam this week shows the massive police and fire response in Holmdel on Aug. 31, caused by Anthony Hernandez, of North Plainfield. “I just feel below myself,” Hernandez told officers from the hospital (around the 2-hour mark in the video). "I'm just happy you’re okay," the officer responded, saying things could've been a lot worse given the n…
Police & Fire
Man Tries Covering For Brother Found With Loaded Handgun, Weapons In NJ Traffic Stop: Cops
A 23-year-old Maryland man is facing charges in New Jersey after an eagle-eyed police officer stopping him for a traffic violation found him in possession of a gun and a high-capacity magazine loaded with hollow-point bullets, a 7-inch folding knife, and a collapsable baton. Officer Gaetano Fernandes was patrolling near Liberty and Main streets in Little Ferry around 1:30 p.m. on Oct. 5, when he noticed a Volkswagen Jetta with a tinted license plate cover, as detailed in the police report. The vehicle made a left turn onto Route 46 west without using a turn signal, the police papers said. T…
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Homicide Suspect In Car Full Of Ski-Masked Men Stopped In Morris County, Chief Says
A group of ski-masked men including one homicide suspect are in police custody after officers stopped them and found 25 stolen checks in the vehicle early Friday, Oct. 4 in Morris County, police said. A Florham Park officer stopped the car for traffic violations and noticed all occupants were wearing ski masks and dressed in all black, Florham Park Police Chief Joseph Orlando said. One of the men in the vehicle, age 18, had been wanted for homicide and had been charged as a juvenile in the crime in an adjacent county, the chief said. Daily Voice has reached out to Orlando for details on the…
Police & Fire
Loaded Gun, High-Capacity Magazine Found On Unlicensed Route 17 Driver, Police Say
A motorist from North Carolina was found with a loaded firearm and a high-capacity magazine during a routine motor vehicle stop on Route 17 in Paramus this week, police said. Officer Cesar Hurtado stopped a gray 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe heading north near the Garden State Parkway for a traffic violation around 2:20 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. A registration check revealed that the registered owner had a revoked driving privilege, Guidetti said. Hurtado identified the driver as Shenita J. King, 38, of Rocky Mount, NC, who said the vehicle was not hers…
Police & Fire
Cops ID UDel Student From NJ Killed By Speeding Motorcycle Fleeing Police
Police have identified the 18-year-old woman struck and killed by a speeding motorcyclist near the University of Delaware campus this week. Noelia Gomez, of Clark, was a first-year student at the university, UDel said in a statement. UPDATE: Motorcyclist Charged With Murder In Death Of Noelia Gomez Gomez's LinkedIn page shows she graduated from Union Catholic Regional High School in Scotch Plains and was studying business and economics at UDel. ** Original story below ** A University of Delaware police officer tried to stop the motorcycle for a traffic violation on Wednesday, A…
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UDel Freshman From NJ, 18, Killed By Speeding Motorcycle Fleeing Police: Authorities
An 18-year-old New Jersey woman was struck and killed by a speeding motorcyclist fleeing police, who had tried stopping the operator less than one minute prior in Newark, DE, authorities said. A University of Delaware police officer tried to stop the motorcycle for a traffic violation on Wednesday, Aug. 27 just before midnight at East Main Street just west of South Chapel Street, Newark police said. ALSO SEE: Cops ID UDel Student From NJ Killed By Speeding Motorcycle Fleeing Police The motorcycle disregarded the police officer’s emergency lights and fled at a high rate of s…
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Trio Found With Airsoft Gun After Pursuit-Crash In North Jersey: Police
Three men seen trying to break into a home were arrested following a police pursuit, Saturday, Aug. 16 in North Jersey, authorities said. At 3:10 p.m., officers responded to a report of a burglary in progress at a home on Forest Place, where three men with ski masks were at the back door, Fairfield police said in a release. They were seen fleeing the area in a gray Honda CRV after the caller scared them off, police said. Police located the vehicle on Little Falls Road and initiated a traffic stop, but the Honda accelerated in an attempt to elude law enforcement, officers said. The pursuit c…
Police & Fire
Intoxicated Driver Crashes Into Officer Head-On, Passenger Seriously Injured In NJ: Police
A 57-year-old Butler resident was driving while intoxicated when he drove head-on into a police car in Morris County on Friday, July 26, sending the officer and his own passenger to the hospital, authorities said. While Butler police were conducting speed enforcement, Charles Dampman was driving a black Ford Explorer when he entered the opposite lane of travel on Bartholdi Avenue and struck police officer Justin Brunda's parked vehicle head-on at a high rate of speed, officers said. Brunda was transported to a local hospital where he was later released, police said. Dampman's…
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Bodycam Footage Shows Teen's Arrest After Route 3 Pursuit On Stolen Motorcycle
"What the hell's the matter with you?" was among the first questions a Lyndhurst officer had for an 18-year-old man who had been eluding him on a stolen motorcycle. The arrest was captured on body-worn camera footage, obtained via the Open Public Records Act and released by Transparency Bodycam on YouTube. The 22-minute video shows Lyndhurst Officer Michael LeStrange questioning then arresting Rozario Ymeraj, who racked up 21 summonses and faced criminal charges after a broad-daylight pursuit on Thursday, May 23, as reported by Daily Voice. The teen was operating the bike wi…
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Top Fire Official Not At Fault For Bicycle Crash In North Bergen, Police Say (
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A bicyclist is facing several summonses after being struck by a vehicle operated by the North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue deputy director Tuesday, June 18, Daily Voice has learned. Michael DeOrio had the green light when he was coming out of the municipal complex on the 6100 block of Tonnelle Avenue at 11:40 a.m., North Bergen Police Capt. Jorge Raposo said. NHRFR Executive Director Involved in Accident with Cyclist https://t.co/ptcPMKzwyR pic.twitter.com/Tf0Mraiu3e — HudPost (@hudpost) June 18, 2024 The bicyclist forged ahead and was struck by DeOrio, who remained at the scene. F…
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Driver Blacked Out At Intersection Had Coke, Smack In Car: Lyndhurst PD
An unlicensed Kearny driver was released after Lyndhurst police said they found him blacked out behind the wheel with cocaine in the car and empty heroin folds in his pocket. Detectives Matt Giunta and Tom McSweeney found traffic at a standstill in the area of Page Avenue and Ridge Road in the middle of the afternoon, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Drivers were maneuvering their vehicles around a 2002 Kia K5 that was stopped at the light, the lieutenant said. The detectives at first thought the sedan was disabled. Then they found 57-year-old Anthony DeSantis asleep at the wheel, with t…
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